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Entry tags:
- !campaign,
- -campaign 04: a midsummer rose,
- eizen,
- fuuka yamagishi,
- gobo fraggle,
- isaac "felix" gates,
- junpei iori,
- karkat vantas,
- kazuma asougi,
- keith,
- kotori iida,
- magica de spell,
- makoto yuki,
- master crane,
- mordred,
- naomi kimishima,
- oswald,
- rosalia rossellini,
- ryotaro dojima,
- seto kaiba,
- soldier 76,
- wembley fraggle
Chapter 04: Act III
A MIDSUMMER ROSE: ACT III—
§ instructions.
The third Act is underway! This is the designated log for all Main Scenes. Others are free to create their own toplevels for the Sub Quests, which are detailed below. Each Main Scene has their own unique toplevel and those cast into the roles are to thread their scene under each. All scene instructions are provided in the toplevels.
Fairy forms are no longer at play, but everyone will now have a dragon form they can transform into. It's mostly by their own will, but a few may have some accidents as they get used to it. These transformations can be either partial or full. IMPORTANT! Characters cannot transform into dragons while doing scenes. Only those playing Tam Lin and Bonny Rose in Scene 6 will be able to use their given dragon form to use.
Finally, just to be clear, characters who are in Main Scenes are not immediately dropped in to their location and will have to follow the glowing path of mushrooms to a designated door and then return. Threading all of that isn't necessary, but it's to help give a better idea that characters can take a break between scenes or wait a bit to help with other things like the Sub Quests.
Feel free to refer to the Game Notes for more detailed info as well as ask questions or clarifications.
§ sub quests.
Everyone is free to participate in the Sub Quests. There are no specific top levels, so you're free to incorporate them however you wish in your own top level.
¶ I. Dungeon Sweep. Another Act, another place to clear out to make it hospitable during their stay.
¶ I. Dragon Egg Hunt. Many dragons can be seen flying overhead, but they don't really bother the characters all that much. If anything they seem to be focused on dealing with some other problems, and those who venture up to the other towers will discover the reason why—as well as why they're able to transform into dragons.
¶ IV. Wildcard. Make up your own prompt!
As everyone is taken from the second Act into the third and final Act of this story, they will all share the same visions of how the story has proceeded thus far:
When they awaken, the Aspects will find themselves in the middle of a desolate looking fortress, everything battered and filled with debris. A few bones and broken pieces of armor can be found scattered about, dark clouds constantly looming overhead—and along with the occasional cawing of crows, the loud roars of dragons can be heard followed by large, dark shadows as they fly overhead.
This is the fortress where Tam Lin is held captive and Bonny Rose must rescue him from. Once again those who must fulfil their role will find a path illuminated for them by glowing mushrooms and lead to different doors through which they must pass through before appearing in their designated scene setting. The rest will be tasked to try and clean out the fortress while protecting their safe location as well as helping the dragons roosting in the many towers overhead.
The Aspects will also discover that while they no longer are in their fairy forms, they can turn into something else—dragons.
Bonny Rose and Puck met and proceeded to blame each other for the donkey curse, but eventually took a moment to realize they needed to work together in order to brew the cure, with Bonny Rose protecting Puck while he gathered ingredients and brewed the potion. (All while bickering and swearing as only fantasy-Scottish redheads can.)
After freeing the town, Bonny Rose was in a much better mood and got along considerably better with her new traveling companion Nick Bottom, developing an amiable friendship until the two were separated by distracting swarms of butterflies and will-o-wisps.
Titania found Nick in the forest and he followed her willingly to her castle, with the queen demonstrating her considerable might defending her new paramour against a serpentine creature. The two indulged in a steamy bath and soothing Titania's wounds.
Surprisingly, Oberon and Carabosse had a scintillating past as lovers and partners on the battlefield, until Carabosse fell too deep into dark magic and Oberon began to fall for Titania. The two of them had a tense but surprisingly civil conversation about the past, the curse and her kidnapping plans, and Titania's mothering skills, and Carabosse promised to alter the curse and divulged that it can be broken with True Love, romantic or platonic.
Oberon managed to coax a particularly sharp Titania to their room, and eventually managed to break the curse on her.
Titania apologized to Nick for her behavior while under the love potions' effects. He accepted her apology, and the two agreed to part ways and for Nick to be left alone from now on.
Meanwhile, Bonny Rose and Tam Lin met in the forest, and the two normally outgoing youths were so stricken with each other that they became shy. They bonded over their shared feelings of being trapped in certain roles, and Tam Lin managed to charm her by introducing her to a wolf pup and taking her on a ride through the forest.
After the lovebirds parted ways, Tam Lin went to Puck for romantic advice. This was a mistake, as apparently fairy romance is much more complicated than Tam Lin thought, all he wanted was to know how to ask out a girl.
Carabosse managed to lure Tam Lin away with a handsome male visage before revealing her true form, offering Tam Lin a chance to join her dark forces. He refused, and she unleashed the (altered) curse on him.
When they awaken, the Aspects will find themselves in the middle of a desolate looking fortress, everything battered and filled with debris. A few bones and broken pieces of armor can be found scattered about, dark clouds constantly looming overhead—and along with the occasional cawing of crows, the loud roars of dragons can be heard followed by large, dark shadows as they fly overhead.
This is the fortress where Tam Lin is held captive and Bonny Rose must rescue him from. Once again those who must fulfil their role will find a path illuminated for them by glowing mushrooms and lead to different doors through which they must pass through before appearing in their designated scene setting. The rest will be tasked to try and clean out the fortress while protecting their safe location as well as helping the dragons roosting in the many towers overhead.
The Aspects will also discover that while they no longer are in their fairy forms, they can turn into something else—dragons.
§ instructions.
The third Act is underway! This is the designated log for all Main Scenes. Others are free to create their own toplevels for the Sub Quests, which are detailed below. Each Main Scene has their own unique toplevel and those cast into the roles are to thread their scene under each. All scene instructions are provided in the toplevels.
Fairy forms are no longer at play, but everyone will now have a dragon form they can transform into. It's mostly by their own will, but a few may have some accidents as they get used to it. These transformations can be either partial or full. IMPORTANT! Characters cannot transform into dragons while doing scenes. Only those playing Tam Lin and Bonny Rose in Scene 6 will be able to use their given dragon form to use.
Finally, just to be clear, characters who are in Main Scenes are not immediately dropped in to their location and will have to follow the glowing path of mushrooms to a designated door and then return. Threading all of that isn't necessary, but it's to help give a better idea that characters can take a break between scenes or wait a bit to help with other things like the Sub Quests.
Feel free to refer to the Game Notes for more detailed info as well as ask questions or clarifications.
§ sub quests.
Everyone is free to participate in the Sub Quests. There are no specific top levels, so you're free to incorporate them however you wish in your own top level.
¶ I. Dungeon Sweep. Another Act, another place to clear out to make it hospitable during their stay.- Safe Zone. The safe zone in this location is a central outdoor plaza, which may not seem all that safe, but that's where they end up. Flowers from Tam Lin's forest can be found sprouting around the area and like before, the pollen can be used to help erect magical barriers to prevent enemies from entering. There are also small storehouses, barracks, and a kitchen nearby that can be used.
- Haunted Armor. Aside from the monsters, there is an army of haunted armor patrolling the halls and walls of the fortress, and some will even try to break into the safe zone. Although mostly armor, they are formidable foes, each one carrying the spirit of a strong, powerful knight of ancient times. Even if one were to hack off parts of the armor, they will still be able to move and even reattach themselves. The only way to completely destroy them is by piercing through the center of the chest piece where a stone core rests inside.
- Disabling Traps. There are numerous traps within the fortress, ranging from classic spikes from the walls to sudden pitfalls to revolving walls and even a rolling boulder. When venturing through the fortress, take care not to set them off because where there's on trap, there are sure to be more.
¶ I. Dragon Egg Hunt. Many dragons can be seen flying overhead, but they don't really bother the characters all that much. If anything they seem to be focused on dealing with some other problems, and those who venture up to the other towers will discover the reason why—as well as why they're able to transform into dragons.- Egg Thief. There are several dragon nests scattered about the towers, but there are these harpies that keep trying to steal them and fly away with them. Chase after them and return the eggs to earn the dragons' favor.
- Protect the Eggs. One would think a dragon wouldn't have trouble protecting its roost, but when it comes to smaller threats such as small basilisks and other large snakes, their large size becomes a disadvantage, especially if they don't want to accidentally crush their own brood. Help fend off these threats to earn the dragons' favor.
- Egg Hunt. Now some of these eggs are on the move. Whether taken by something else and hidden somewhere, rolled off on their own, or on their way to hatching with their little legs or wings already breaking through, they need to be found and returned to their nest before something truly terrible happens.
¶ IV. Wildcard. Make up your own prompt!
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"Who and where?"
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She says this like she's absolutely 100% sure she would. Not even because of her role as an evil or questionable fairy or whatever, but there aren't too many people out there she thinks she'd actually lose to.
But Mordred's arrogance aside, she'll lead him out of the hall to where one of those haunted suits of armors is waiting. Which should make it clear that her challenges are entirely roped together from the sub-quests. Either Carabosse is suddenly working on a budget or Mordred doesn't have a ton of imagination when it comes to creating these kind of things. There's also assorted swords, spears, and even a few bows scattered around, complete with arrows.
"So to answer your question. This guy. Right now. Pick whatever you want, and if you get killed, it's not my fault."
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Kaiba considers his options for a moment. His only combat training is in hand to hand, but that's not his best option. The bows have limited arrows, and he's not confident in his aim. The spear is slightly longer for distancing---he likes that, and it fits his dreams of being a dragoon knight.
Except dragoons didn't usually fight in a ratty dress and heeels. He crouched and squeezed the spear in his hands. "Come and get me."
And it did. It was surprisingly fast for such clunky armor, axe at the ready. Kaiba dove out of the way and attempted a backswing, only to miss. It turned on him, enraged, and swung the axe---mostly dodged, but it grazed him. He ducked and tried to ram the pointy end into the gap between joints, stalling it, but it kicked him hard. Kaiba doubled over, going for a low sweep with the spear...
It sort of worked. They scrambled for a while, Kaiba doing his best to outrun and making swipes when he couldn't. When cornered, he tried to parry the axe out of his hands. He missed, it came too close...but he stomped hard, driving his sharp heel into a crack in the shoe of armor. One desperate push with the spear kept him alive long enough to wiggle out, throw his weight, and aim the spear at the slit where the helm met the body. Graceless, brutish and desperate.
"Out of my way, I have a job to do!" Kaiba yelled with his remaining strength. Another good hit with his stiletto in the creak of a joint and swing with the spear to force it down, and he rose while leaning on the spear. Bruised and wounded, but alive.
He could only hope that was enough.
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“Not bad.”
Mordred concedes that much. It wasn't terrible. And he did beat it, or would've if the ones from the sub-quest weren't a little trickier. Which means that suit of armor's trying to get up and find its head so round two can start.
“Not sure if I'd really call it a win though. Better finish it off soon or hope it doesn't take a page from the Green Knight's book. A head for a head and all that."
She'll think about that one for a second and...oh. Wow, she doesn't like that at all.
"Better not happen either, the hell if I like what that would make me!"
Because that's apparently her issue here. Anyway, try smashing the chestplate and the core inside, Kaiba. That should do it.
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"Good enough now?"
He leans down and defiantly snatches his tiara from the ground, shoving it back on.
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Those are Mordred's honest thoughts on the thing, but she figures Carabosse might not be too impressed either? She's pretty sure seeing something like that wouldn't have impressed her mother or Assassin, so that sounds right to her. Maybe she should get a better frame of reference for these types of characters than those two, but Mordred figures she won't be Carabosse for too much longer, so there's no point to it.
“Anyways, you've proven that you can recognize true love, overcome great danger for it, and fight for it or...something, so I guess I'll help you out. Was probably fast enough that your love won't be permanently scaly, but if they are, it's not my fault you took too freakin' long.”
That being said, she's not a hundred percent sure how to do this. Does she just wave her hand and...oh, looks like the armor's changed into a dragon mount! Hey, that was convenient.
“All right, there you go. Get the hell out of here before I change my mind.”
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Kaiba will not be shamed. He's at a clear disadvantage! He straightens his tiara with a huff and carefully mounts the dragon, taking the reins and looking more comfortable than he has all scene. Despite the dress not being great for riding.
"Duly noted. Bonny Rose out."
Was that her line? No. But it was now. And here...it went. Were they moderately passable? He hoped so.